View from the GOC: Practice is changing faster than ever

It is our job at the General Optical Council to set standards for the optical professions in the UK. We revised these standards in 2015 and they now set out clearly what we expect of registrants, reflect current good practice and are consistent with those of other health care professionals. But our standards can only be effective if practitioners understand them and feel confident in applying them in their everyday practice.

The results from our recent survey, which was sent to all registrants and received more than 4,000 responses, are therefore very encouraging; 85% of registrants said they feel confident in their ability to meet our new standards of practice, which came into effect last year.